Polygon has a great post up about the unstoppable black hole that pulverizes mobile games out of existence (aka iTunes) that’s told from the unexpectedly hopeful perspective of developer HandCircus. Rolando was one of the earliest iPhone games I can remember but with Apple’s mandate to update older titles to 64-bit architecture, the entirety of
Category: NEWS
News on upcoming delistings, server shutdowns, and studio closures. Anything that might signify an upcoming delisting will be posted here and may serve as a tentative page for a game until it is officially taken offline. Also accounts for any site news or happenings within the Delisted community.
Inaugural PSVR shooter, StarBlood Arena, shutting down July 25th
Although it was just officially confirmed by Sony Europe, the writing has been on the wall since the end of January for the PlayStation VR shooter from 2017, StarBlood Arena. When developer WhiteMoon Dreams first received word from Sony that the game’s servers were going to be shut down, CEO Jay Koottarappallil took to the
Driveclub delisting in August, Servers offline in 2020
The news that Sony will be shutting down online servers for the Driveclub series of titles probably isn’t a surprise to anyone, but it’s still a bummer to read. The news broke on March 29th thanks to a tweet from Wario64 that links to Sony Europe’s decommissioned servers page. The full update on Driveclub follows:
Sony pulls PlayStation download codes from retail
If you’ve been waiting to pick up a delisted PlayStation game by buying a download code from sites including GameStop, Amazon, or Best Buy, act fast! UPDATE: Thanks to a tip on Twitter, here’s a forum thread from the fine folks on ResetEra’s forums who are compiling a list of the remaining GameStop download codes
Studio closure puts AER on the Watch List
Thanks go to TrueAchievements.com for this tip on a potential upcoming delisting for AER Memories of Old. The small indie team at Forgotten Key announced the sad news in January that the studio would be shutting down. In a post on Medium from January 15th, Forgotten Key’s Robin Hjelte explained some of what led to
Delisted Games 2019 Refresh Recap
If you’ve visited the site at any point over the last two years you may have noticed there have been some long-overdue visual improvements recently. When I launched the site in 2016 my focus was on simple layouts with the one visual flair being the ever-present search bar filled with box art images. In the
Skybound pulls support for Overkill’s The Walking Dead, delisting expected soon
The future for Overkill’s The Walking Dead has gone from bad to worse since its release last November, and today things have grown even more grim. Skybound Entertainment, the company co-founded by The Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman, announced yesterday to IGN that they are pulling their licensing and support from Overkill’s The Walking Dead, published
‘Devotion’ pulled from Steam for depiction of China’s President
Delistings happen for a lot of reasons but political dissent is a rare one. Devotion, a new horror game from Taiwanese developer Red Candle Games, was seemingly pulled from Steam on Monday the 25th for a jab at China’s president, Xi Jinping. The artwork at the center of the controversy is a poster that could
Blacklight: Retribution shutting down on PC March 11th
Developer Hardsuit Labs announced on February 8th that support and PC servers for Blacklight: Retribution, their long-running free-to-play shooter, will be coming to an end on March 11th. The announcement coincided with the removal of all in-game purchases on PC, unlocking all store content for players to use until the servers are shut down. Account
Activision offering potential refunds for Guitar Hero Live
It won’t bring back the game’s library of 450+ streaming songs but Activision is offering some potential compensation for those burned by the shutdown of Guitar Hero Live’s GHTV mode last December. A news post by Polygon suggests the refund program is in response to Robert Fishel’s lawsuit against Activision for removing so much content
Star Control: Origins returned to Steam and GOG.com
Star Control: Origins is back on sale on Steam and GOG.com after being removed on December 31st. The delisting was due to a DMCA take-down filed by franchise creators, Fred Ford and Paul Reiche, and was the latest action in a years-long feud between Stardock, who purchased some of the Star Control IP from Atari
Metro Exodus pre-delisted from Steam in favor of Epic until 2020
Epic Games is the reason behind yet another delisting update, but for Metro Exodus it’s made for a strange pre-delisting before the game is even released. While the anticipated sequel has been up for pre-order on Steam since August of 2018, the game will soon be removed from sale ahead of its February 15th release